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Kazakhstan’s System Malfunctions – Analysis

It may be a cliché, but Kazakhstan’s ongoing dramatic crisis recalls one of Lenin’s most famous quotes, “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” Kazakhstan has for many years seen neither political change nor steady economic growth, with a regime dominated by kleptocratic elite …

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The Continuing War Against Islamic State – OpEd

On December 14 two Typhoon fighter aircraft of the UK’s Royal Air Force were patrolling over Syria and Iraq, when they noticed an unidentified drone flying towards allied troops on the ground at the al-Tanf coalition base, in Syria. Deeming the drone a threat, the RAF conducted its first air-to-air …

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Kazakh President Gives Stark ‘Shoot-To-Kill’ Order Amid Unprecedented Uprising

President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev has issued a stark warning to protesters in Kazakhstan that he has given security personnel a green light to “shoot to kill” even as the nation’s police forces, bolstered by a Russian-led troop contingent, appeared to be in control of most cities in Kazakhstan after dozens were …

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World Order: Back to the Future

The whispering in Moscow is that Putin will try to tempt Biden with a number of promises. These include persuading the Islamic Republic in Iran to re-endorse the Obama “nuclear deal”, which President Donald Trump denounced as a sham. Tehran’s acceptance of a new version presented by the US would …

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Mali : voici les nouvelles sanctions de la CEDEAO avec effet immediat

Les États d’Afrique de l’Ouest ont adopté dimanche 9 janvier des sanctions «très dures» en raison du non-respect par la junte au pouvoir au Mali de l’échéance de février pour des élections ramenant les civils à la tête du paysSanctions supplémentaires : 1 retrait des ambassadeurs de tous les états …

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Sommet de la CEDEAO sur la situation au Mali : Communiqué final

4e SOMMET EXTRAORDINAIREDE L’AUTORITE DES CHEFS D’ETAT ET DE GOUVERNEMENT DE LA CEDEAO SUR LA SITUATION AU MALIAccra, République du Ghana 9 janvier 2022PROJET DE COMMUNIQUE L’Autorité des Chefs d’Etat et de Gouvernement de la Direction Economique La Communauté des États de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (CEDEAO) s’est réunie en session …

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Afrique : la Russie de Poutine prend pied au Sahel

La France, ex-puissance coloniale, n’est plus en odeur de sainteté à Bamako, au Mali. Où l’accent russe commence à s’entendre. De nombreux soldats et/ou mercenaires russes sont en effet déployés dans le pays au grand dam des Européens.

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Predicting 2022 – China’s Year of the Tiger

For too long, American government and business leaders have sat quietly and allowed China and the Chinese Communist Party to run roughshod over our nation and our values. As Americans see the large number of container ships waiting off the West Coast to unload cargo, they realize that much of …

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NATO–orosz viszony: Berlinben a kulcs

Az egy furcsa történet, amikor a róka fenyegetve érzi magát a tyúkoktól, és ezért elővigyázatosságból inkább megenné őket – ezzel a példával írta le a helyzetet az amerikai külügyminiszter, amikor az orosz– ukrán határon kialakult helyzetről kérdezték. Anthony Blinken első alkalommal találkozott az új német külügyminiszterrel, a zöld pártból érkező …

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Le tante sfide lanciate da Putin all’Europa

Nemmeno nel più bello dei suoi sogni Vladimir Putin avrebbe potuto immaginare un Occidente distratto e confuso come quello di oggi. L’America è lacerata dalle sue contrapposizioni interne e ha un Presidente che non è riuscito a risalire la china dopo l’onta di Kabul. La Germania ha un nuovo governo …

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